A Research on the Spatial Configuration of the Korean Super-high rise Multi-unit Housing after the 1990s

Seo, Kyung Wook (2011) A Research on the Spatial Configuration of the Korean Super-high rise Multi-unit Housing after the 1990s. Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal, 20 (2). pp. 139-146. ISSN 1229-7992

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Abstract

An attempt is made to illuminate the characteristics of Korean high-rise apartment plans built after the 1990s in Seoul. Unlike the typical slab block plans of the past century, these plans were accommodated in a super-highrise building which normally integrates some portion of commercial areas on the lower floors. Thus, they are much different from the pre-1990s plans, so needs to have different strategy to adapt to the Korean dwellers' domestic requirements. This study reveals the topological patterns that appear in these new plans, and tries to relate these patterns to the old configuration patterns of the slab-type apartment houses. From the analysis, it was found that some important Korean dwellers' characteristics are still preserved, but at the same time, some unprecedented patterns were beginning to be absorbed into the spatial arrangement. At the end, suggestions are made on how this emerging trend of super-high rise can be better understood and evolved to enhance the living quality in a new multi-unit setting.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Super-highrise apartments, Unit plans, Spatial configuration, Morphology
Subjects:	K200 Building K400 Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2015 11:54
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:31
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21109

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